(EC) No. 643/2009 Regulation Tests

Regulation (EC) 643/2009, published by the European Parliament and of the Council , aims to implement Directive 2005/32/EC on eco-design requirements for household refrigeration appliances.

In this legal regulation, eco-design requirements are explained for the placing on the market of electrical network-operated household cooling devices with a storage volume of up to 1500 liters. This regulation applies to mains powered household refrigeration appliances, including those sold for non-domestic use or for cooling non-food items. It is also applied to household type cooling devices that can be operated with batteries and work with electricity.

However, this legal regulation does not apply to:

• Refrigeration devices primarily powered by energy sources other than electricity, such as liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), kerosene, and bio-diesel fuels
• Battery operated cooling devices that can be connected to the mains via a separately purchased AC/DC converter
• One-off and custom-made cooling devices not equivalent to other cooling device models
• Refrigeration devices for third sector application where the removal of chilled foodstuffs is electronically sensed and information is automatically transmitted via a network connection to a remote control system for accounting
• Appliances whose primary function is not the storage of foodstuffs by refrigeration, such as self-contained icemakers or chilled beverage dispensers

For the purposes of this legal regulation,

• A domestic refrigeration appliance refers to an insulated cabinet with one or more compartments, which is cooled by one or more energy-consuming processes, designed for the refrigeration, freezing of foodstuffs, or the storage of refrigerated or frozen foodstuffs for non-professional purposes, including appliances sold.
• Refrigerator refers to a cooling device for preserving foodstuffs, with at least one compartment suitable for the storage of fresh food and beverages, including wine.
• Compression type refrigeration device refers to a refrigeration device in which cooling is carried out by means of a motor-driven compressor.

Our organization provides numerous tests, measurements, analyses, and evaluations for businesses in various sectors, and with its trained and expert staff and advanced technological equipment, it also offers the necessary testing services under Regulation (EC) 643/2009.